Romance
Read Romance Classics in English
20 romance books at CEFR A2 to C2 — learn English by reading the stories worth reading. Select any word for an instant translation, listen to the narration read the page aloud, and save the vocabulary you meet. Pick your level and start with a free sample.
What are the best romance classics to read in English as a learner?
The best romance classics for English learners are the well-known titles you can read in the original — start with Orpheus and Eurydice, Sonnets from the Portuguese and King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Each one is labelled with a CEFR level, any word you do not know is one selection away from a translation, and the narration reads the page aloud while it highlights the words.
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| Title | Chapters | Level |
|---|---|---|
| King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table | 16 | B2–C1 |
| Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast | 32 | B2–C1 |
| A Honeymoon in Space | 20 | B2–C2 |
| A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill | 31 | B2–C2 |
| Catriona | 30 | B2–C2 |
| Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy | 47 | B1–C1 |
| The Blue Castle: a novel | 46 | B1–C1 |
| The Blue Lagoon: A Romance | 49 | B2–C2 |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | 117 | B2–C2 |
| The Daughter of Anderson Crow | 37 | B2–C1 |
| The Enchanted April | 22 | B2–C2 |
| The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot | 33 | B2–C1 |
| The Phantom of the Opera | 26 | B2–C2 |
| The Real Adventure | 49 | B2–C1 |
| The Yeoman Adventurer | 26 | B2–C2 |
| Under the Red Dragon: A Novel | 61 | B2–C2 |
| Undine | 10 | B2–C1 |
| The Romance of Tristan and Iseult | 15 | B2–C1 |
| The Green Mouse | 16 | B2–C2 |
| The Gay Cockade | 14 | B2–C2 |
Level B2–C1RomanceKing Arthur and the Knights of the Round TableStep into a world of chivalry, magic, and noble quests with King Arthur and his legendary knights as they face battles, enchantments, and the search for the Holy Grail in a realm w…
Level B2–C1RomanceBlow The Man Down: A Romance Of The CoastA captain aboard a luxurious yacht wrestles with an overwhelming, forbidden passion that breaks through his disciplined reserve, risking honor and sanity in a sudden, reckless embr…
Level B2–C2Science FictionA Honeymoon in SpaceThe classic science-fiction novel by George Chetwynd Griffith.
Level B2–C2RomanceA Romance of Billy-Goat HillThe classic romance novel by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice.
Level B2–C2AdventureCatrionaThe classic romance novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Level B1–C1Children'sLittle Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and AmyThe classic childrens novel by Louisa May Alcott.
Level B1–C1RomanceThe Blue Castle: a novelThe classic romance novel by L.
Level B2–C2RomanceThe Blue Lagoon: A RomanceThe classic romance novel by H.
Level B2–C2AdventureThe Count of Monte CristoBetrayed and imprisoned, Edmond Dantès escapes to engineer a decade-spanning revenge.
Level B2–C1MysteryThe Daughter of Anderson CrowThe classic mystery novel by George Barr McCutcheon.
Level B2–C2RomanceThe Enchanted AprilThe classic romance novel by Elizabeth Von Arnim.
Level B2–C1RomanceThe Landloper: The Romance of a Man on FootThe classic romance novel by Holman Day.
Level B2–C2GothicThe Phantom of the OperaThe classic mystery novel by Gaston Leroux.
Level B2–C1RomanceThe Real AdventureThe classic romance novel by Henry Kitchell Webster.
Level B2–C2AdventureThe Yeoman AdventurerThe classic romance novel by George W.
Level B2–C2RomanceUnder the Red Dragon: A NovelThe classic mystery novel by James Grant.
Level B2–C1FantasyUndineThe classic romance novel by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué.
Level B2–C1RomanceThe Romance of Tristan and IseultThe classic romance novel by Joseph Bédier.
Level B2–C2RomanceThe Green MouseThe classic romance novel by Robert W.
Level B2–C2RomanceThe Gay CockadeThe classic romance novel by Temple Bailey.